ASCS org is terrible. The org doesn't have budget (because there are no real projects) and the firing rate is high (15-20% forced LE). The managers are worse and there's no diversity at all (in a meeting of 50 people, 48 are Indians, 49 are male). If you've worked in a diverse organization you'll understand the pain points of this.The hiring is low, the code quality and technical bar is awful, and there are no fun events or anything.

But you are probably right.The org has little to do beyond keep things running the way it is. The toughest catalog problems have essentially been solved over the several years this org's teams have been around in one form or the other. The challenges that came from growing from millions to billions in catalog size, third party, international expansion etc. have evolved the systems to a point where there is little you can do for any significant improvement.